Today, you will learn how to stay relevant as you enter, create, and develop an Encore Career.  This process involves three key questions. Firstly, why do you need to develop your value proposition? Secondly, how can you keep your skills relevant? Finally, how will people find you?  Last week, we talked about people skills and emotional intelligence. That whole idea is a starting point to today’s topic. It’s crucial that you get to know yourself and learn how to understand others. That could be a key source of value for you in your value proposition. We’ll dive into all of that and more throughout this episode. Tune in to learn all about staying relevant in your Encore Career! We'll dive deeper into these concepts: Why you need to develop a value proposition. How to create a value proposition as a Silver Entrepreneur. How to keep your skills relevant. Why you need to learn the “why” and “what” of various skills even if you never learn the “how.” How to get people to find you. Now, for some action steps: Read: You Are the Brand by Mike Kim Read: Wisdom @ Work by Chip Conley Read: Humble Inquiry by Edgar Schein Read: Humble Consulting by Edgar Schein To get started on Your Encore journey, sign up for my resource: 5 Key Questions to Ask Yourself if You Want a Successful Mindset Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday Take the Encore Career Clarity Quiz My Resources: A quick guide to help you get started on your Encore Journey: encorecareermindset.com My Website: https://www.lynnfriesth.com/ Please leave a Rating and Review: Since this podcast is new, I’m asking for Apple Podcasts reviews. Reviews help others discover and learn what Creating Your Encore Career is all about. If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://www.lynnfriesth.com/podcast to download it. I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Creating Your Encore Career. — Lynn Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

Emotional intelligence can often seem fluffy. It can be hard to figure out what it means let alone how to develop the skill.   This is why I love the Beyond EI model. They get down to brass tacks when it comes to emotional intelligence and teach specific actions to take to become more effective.    I recently had the opportunity to be on a panel where we talked about Beyond EI’s new masterclass and discussed emotional intelligence at length. We went into the various ways that emotional intelligence is misconstrued and clarified why it’s really about becoming remarkable and even more effective.   In this episode, I want to dive deeper into this topic and help you understand how emotional intelligence can help you become remarkable in your Encore Career.   We'll dive deeper into these concepts: The traditional model of EI versus the Beyond EI model. What a mind-body map is. Where we can have control over our responses. How to reframe your responses. Twelve self-discoveries. More about the Beyond EI Masterclass. How I’ve been impacted by emotional intelligence work.   Now, for some action steps:   Sign up for the Beyond EI Masterclass: https://beyondei.inc/ei-masterclass/ To get started on your Encore journey, sign up for my resource: 5 Key Questions to Ask Yourself if You Want a Successful Mindset   Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday Take the Encore Career Clarity Quiz My Resources: A quick guide to help you get started on your Encore Journey: encorecareermindset.com My Website: https://www.lynnfriesth.com/   Please leave a Rating and Review: Since this podcast is new, I’m asking for Apple Podcasts reviews. Reviews help others discover and learn what Creating Your Encore Career is all about.   If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://www.lynnfriesth.com/podcast to download it. I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Creating Your Encore Career. — Lynn

Fears and worries are part of any new endeavor. They certainly are for an Encore Career!  These fears come from a variety of places. Maybe you’re worried because there is no guarantee of success as an entrepreneur or perhaps you doubt that you have anything meaningful to share with the world. I’ve reflected on some of my own fears and worries recently (yes, they never go away!) and asked others what some of their fears and worries are. In this episode, I’ll go through 10 common responses.  Listen in to get some perspective on the fears and worries you carry as you’re embarking on this journey of starting your Encore Career. We'll dive deeper into these concepts: How to navigate the fear that no one cares what you have to say. How to sift through all your skills. How to overcome imposter syndrome.  The fear and grieving involved with letting go of your old identity. The hard work an Encore Career takes. How to overcome your fears about a lack of time and money.  How community can help you overcome your fears. Some of my perspectives on fear. Now, for some action steps: Sign up for my free resource: 5 Key Questions to Ask Yourself if You Want a Successful Mindset Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday Take the Encore Career Clarity Quiz My Resources: A quick guide to help you get started on your Encore Journey: encorecareermindset.com My Website: https://www.lynnfriesth.com/ Please leave a Rating and Review: Since this podcast is new, I’m asking for Apple Podcasts reviews. Reviews help others discover and learn what Creating Your Encore Career is all about. If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://www.lynnfriesth.com/podcast to download it. I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Creating Your Encore Career. — Lynn Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

On this episode, we are talking with Daniel Alfon. Daniel is an expert on using LinkedIn for business. He joined LinkedIn in early 2004 and has since published many articles and exclusive content about advanced LinkedIn strategies.  Over the years, Daniel has helped countless business owners leverage their LinkedIn presence to get more leads. In this episode, he shares all about his journey and the exciting work that he is doing. He’s also sharing multiple strategies for using LinkedIn to boost your Encore Career. Tune in to hear them all and make strides towards developing your Encore Career. We'll dive deeper into these concepts: Three simple questions to ask yourself about your LinkedIn profile. Why you should have a banner on your profile. The myths about LinkedIn. How to respond to marketers who reach out to you on LinkedIn. Which metrics to pay attention to. Key things your LinkedIn profile needs. All about Daniel’s LinkedIn journey. How to navigate LinkedIn on mobile. How to open conversations with leads. Now, for some action steps: Check out Daniel’s website: https://www.danielalfon.com/ Buy Daniel’s book, Build a LinkedIn Profile for Business Success: https://www.amazon.com/Build-LinkedIn-Profile-Business-Success-ebook/dp/B00N18B2RS Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday My Resources: A quick guide to help you get started on your Encore Journey: encorecareermindset.com My Website: https://www.lynnfriesth.com/ Please leave a Rating and Review: Since this podcast is new, I’m asking for Apple Podcasts reviews. Reviews help others discover and learn what Creating Your Encore Career is all about. If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://www.lynnfriesth.com/podcast to download it. I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Creating Your Encore Career. — Lynn Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their businesses and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

I’ve always been fascinated by technology. I’ve also always been fascinated by working with people. As a classic Industrial Engineer, my whole career revolved around exploring how people and systems (aka, technology) come together to make things happen. Early in my career, I learned several different programming languages. I was an early adopter of the PC. Later on, when I didn’t see the use case for something or was forced to learn some technology, I wasn’t as eager about it. My company installed a business and operations software called SAP towards the end of my career and I wasn’t a fan of it. Now that I’m creating my Encore Career, it’s all up to me. I don’t have anyone to “handle” the tech for me. I’m an entrepreneur and I’ve got to learn it on my own.  In this episode, I dive into this further and discuss my love/hate relationship with technology. We'll dive deeper into these concepts: Some of the struggles I’ve had with technology. How I’ve started to “get my arms around” all the tech out there. Broad categories of technology you may need in your Encore Career. The importance of having a network around you. How to prevent yourself from getting overwhelmed about technology. Now, for some action steps: To get started on your Encore journey, sign up for my resource: 5 Key Questions to Ask Yourself if You Want a Successful Mindset Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday Take the Encore Career Clarity Quiz Connect with Me: LinkedIn Facebook Please leave a Rating and Review: Since this podcast is new, I’m asking for Apple Podcasts reviews. Reviews help others discover and learn what Creating Your Encore Career is all about. If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://www.lynnfriesth.com/podcast to download it. I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Creating Your Encore Career. — Lynn Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

Have you ever read a business or self-help book only to forget most of the advice a few weeks later? Did you ever listen to a podcast but then have trouble remembering the story you heard or the ideas discussed? If you have, you know what it feels like for all that time to be wasted. What if there was an easy way to remember that required only two seconds a day? Well, it just so happens that there’s an app that allows you to do just that. It’s called Brain Bump and we have its creator joining us in this episode. Along with founding Brain Bump, Mark Herschberg is the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. He has spent his career launching and developing new ventures in startups, Fortune 500s, and academia, with over a dozen patents to his name.  Mark also helped start tMIT’s “career success accelerator.” He teaches there annually.  At MIT, he received a B.S. in Physics, a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and an M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, focusing on cryptography.  Tune in to learn all about how to learn better and faster from the highly experienced, educated, and overall brilliant Mark Herschberg. We'll dive deeper into these concepts: Mark’s educational and career journey Why it’s important to constantly reevaluate your career path Tips for launching a book How Mark’s work in helping people with careers can be used for those starting an Encore Career How to build a network in your Encore Career Mark’s approach to learning How the Brain Bump app helps you retain information Now, for some action steps: Check out The Career Toolkit website and app: https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com, https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/app Download the Brain Bump app: https://www.cognoscomedia.com/brain-bump Connect with Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershey/ Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday Take the Encore Career Clarity Quiz Connect with Me: LinkedIn Facebook Please leave a Rating and Review: Since this podcast is new, I’m asking for Apple Podcasts reviews. Reviews help others discover and learn what Creating Your Encore Career is all about. If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://www.lynnfriesth.com/podcast to download it. I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Creating Your Encore Career. — Lynn Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

Willpower alone will never lead to success. It certainly won’t help you create a successful Encore Career. You need more than willpower–you need habits.  Today, I want to talk all about healthy habits and how to implement them. To help me do so, I’m going back over some ideas from the study, “Longevity and the New Journey of Retirement” by Edward Jones and AgeWave. They talk about the stages of retirement and the disorientation that comes with it.  When we retire, we disrupt the habits of work we've had for 30-40 years. All of a sudden, we’re launched into a new environment. Additionally, in corporate life, you had a level of drive. You pushed through things and made it work. In your Encore Career, however, you only have so much drive.  All of this explains why we have to depend on routines, checklists, and habits to help support us as we create our new Encore Career. Tune in to learn how! We'll dive deeper into these concepts: How to create a new habit. How to identify the distractions that are getting in your way. Why tracking your habits is important. Why you need to stop being so hard on yourself. Four especially useful habits. The power of simplification. Application questions to ask yourself. Now, for some action steps: Read “Longevity and the New Journey of Retirement” by Edward Jones and AgeWave Read Atomic Habits by James Clear Read Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday Take the Encore Career Clarity Quiz Connect with Me: LinkedIn Facebook Please leave a Rating and Review: Since this podcast is new, I’m asking for Apple Podcasts reviews. Reviews help others discover and learn what Creating Your Encore Career is all about. If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://www.lynnfriesth.com/podcast to download it. I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Creating Your Encore Career. — Lynn Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

It’s your second act. You have the opportunity to shape the second half of your life. How are you making the most of that opportunity? You may be doing work or activities that are useful, but are they fulfilling? Whether you’re leading a church group, working with the food pantry, or enjoying recreational activities, you need to come to terms with something: your fifth cruise may not be as interesting. Your second year of pickleball may not fulfill you in the way you want it to. You're probably not sure what might be next if that is true. What you do know is that there must be something “next” for you.  In this episode, we’re going to talk through some of your options for making the most of your second act. We’re also going to be reviewing an article from Market Watch titled, "'I Needed Something to Do': How Working in Retirement is Being Embraced by Older Adults and Companies." We'll dive deeper into these concepts: What the pandemic taught us about the value of remote and part-time work. The demand for older workers by employers. Why retirees are returning to work. Possible new paths for you and your companies. Challenges that come with this new wave of older employees. An interesting question to consider. Now, for some action steps: Read the article: "'I Needed Something to Do': How Working in Retirement is Being Embraced by Older Adults and Companies" by Richard Eisenberg with MarketWatch To get started on your Encore journey, sign up for my resource: 5 Key Questions to Ask Yourself if You Want a Successful Mindset Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday Take the Encore Career Clarity Quiz Connect with Me: LinkedIn Facebook Please leave a Rating and Review: Since this podcast is new, I’m asking for Apple Podcasts reviews. Reviews help others discover and learn what Creating Your Encore Career is all about. If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://www.lynnfriesth.com/podcast to download it. I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Creating Your Encore Career. — Lynn Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com

This is Creating Your Encore Career And becoming a “Silver Entrepreneur”, with your host Lynn Friesth. Lynn will share ideas and expert advice from people that are walking in your shoes and living their encore careers — where they want and at the pace they want. You’ll start a company of one with confidence and knowledge to live a fulfilled life of freedom and ease. Lynn is a Coach and Leadership Consultant whose mission is to show Senior Leaders and Experts how to start something refreshing and new after a full career in the corporate environment. LINKS MENTIONED Website: LynnFriesth.com FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL LinkedInFacebook

Episode 157: Conversation with a Wealth Advisor on Encore Careers with James Woodall Throughout the course of this show, we’ve talked about various aspects of creating your Encore Career. We’ve dived deep into mindset, marketing, and connecting with your ideal client. However, we haven’t talked much about the financial side of an Encore Career. We’ll step into that in this episode. Our guest on today’s episode is James Woodall, a Certified Financial Planner and the owner of Woodall Wealth Management. He is located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. Throughout his career, James has worked with people just considering retirement as well as with people who are still going strong at 95 years old. In this episode, James shares his journey and explains some of the insights he provides for his clients. He also helps us understand many of the financial aspects of starting a business in your later years. Tune in to learn all of this and more! We'll dive deeper into these concepts: James’ career history  Myths about taxes in retirement How to plan for retirement financially Some of the first conversations to have around budgets The phases of retirement How James guides his clients through “lean times” The “Big 3” questions James asks of his clients Deciding on goals for each phase of your Encore Career journey Now, for some action steps: Learn more about Woodall Wealth Management Check out James’ Guides and Checklists Download the guide: My 5 Questions to Ask Yourself if You Want a Successful Mindset Download the free worksheet: Three Steps You Need for a More Productive Workday Take the Encore Career Clarity Quiz Connect with Me: LinkedIn Facebook Please leave a Rating and Review: Since this podcast is new, I’m asking for Apple Podcasts reviews. Reviews help others discover and learn what Creating Your Encore Career is all about. If you enjoyed this episode, we've created a PDF that has all of the key information for you from the episode. Just go to the episode page at https://www.lynnfriesth.com/podcast to download it. I thank you so much for being here and I’ll see ya next time on Creating Your Encore Career. — Lynn Episode Credits If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment. He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world. Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com